Tiger 1914
Tiger 1918
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Tiger | John Brown, Clydebank | 20/6/1912 | 15/12/1913 | 10/1914 | sold for BU 3/1932 |
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Displacement normal, t |
28430 |
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Displacement full, t |
35710 |
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Length, m |
214.6 |
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Breadth, m |
27.6 |
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Draught, m |
8.70 |
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No of shafts |
4 |
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Machinery |
Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 39 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
85000 |
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Max speed, kn |
28 |
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Fuel, t |
2450 coal + 2450 oil |
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Armour, mm |
belt: 229 - 76, bulkheads: 102 - 51, turrets: 229 (face and sides) - 203 (rear) - 82 - 64 (roof), barbettes: 229 - 203 (over main deck) - 102 - 76 (under main deck), casemates: 152 - 127, deck: 76 - 25, CT: 254 (all sides) - 76 (roof) |
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Armament |
4 x 2 - 343/45 Mk V, 12 x 1 - 152/45 BL Mk VII, 2 x 1 - 76/45 QF HA Mk I, 4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 4 - 533 TT (beam) |
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Complement |
1121 |
Ship project history: She was originally planed as 4th ship of Lion class but then the design was revised, the breadth is increased, much more powerful propulsive plant was fitted, armouring was improved. Powerful and fast ship was a result, though with weak protection, main lack of the predecessors.
Protection: 229mm main belt (between main and lower decks) with 3.5 m height extended from CT to the after end of machinery spaces. Belt between CT and inner end of barbette "A" was 152mm, 127mm abreast barbette "A" and 102mm fwd from barbette "A", ending in 9m to stem. Aft part of main belt was 127mm abreast barbette "Y" and 102mm aft from barbette, ending in 8m to stern. Ends of main belt closed by 102mm bulkheads, ends of 127mm parts also closed by 102-51mm bulkheads. Full length of main belt was 198m (93% of length by wl). There was 76mm lower belt with 1.15m height between barbettes "A" and "Y". Thickness of upper belt (between main and upper decks) was 152mm between CT and aft end of machinery spaces, 127mm abreast barbettes "B" and "Y" and 102mm at other parts, it closed by 102-51mm fwd and 102mm aft bulkheads twice (at ends of 152mm and 102mm parts) and has some length than main belt. Secondary casemates protected by 152mm armor (127mm at the casemates ends). Casemates had 127mm fwd and 102mm aft bulkheads. Two upper 152mm guns had 152mm vertical and 25mm horizontal Protection. Thickness of upper deck was 25mm between barbette "A" and main fore bulkhead and between barbette "Y" and stern, increasing to 38mm in middle part of ship. Forecastle deck was 25mm over secondary battery and 38mm over another part of forecastle. Main deck extended between 102mm bulkheads and was 25mm. Lower deck was 25mm with 25mm slopes within 102mm bulkheads, but its thickness was increased to 76mm between fwd bulkhead and stem. Another part of lower deck was 51mm. Splinter screens for magazines under main belt were 38 - 64mm. Funnel uptakes had 44 - 13mm splinter Protection.
Modernizations: 1/1924: - 2 x 1 - 76/45; + 4 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V HA.
11/1924: - 2 x 1 - 102/45.
1/1925: - 2 x 1 - 102/45; + 4 x 1 - 76/45 QF Mk I HA.
3/1928: + 2 x 1 - 40/39 pompom.
9/1928: - 2 x 1 - 40/39.
3/1929: - 4 x 1 - 76/45; + 4 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V HA.
Naval service: Served as TS 1924 - 1929, paid off 1931.
Tiger 1915
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